Category
Touch DNA
DNA Dead End? Protein Sequencing for Forensic Analysis
May 06 2021
Today’s blog is written by Curt Hewitt, PhD, Signature Science, LLC. Read the full version in the November 2020 issue of The ISHI Report. Introduction A crime scene...
Casework Direct Kit as an Alternative Extraction Method to Improve Analysis of Touch DNA Samples
Jan 07 2021
Touch DNA samples are increasingly collected at crime scenes and, although they contain little DNA, can result in an individual genetic profile, aiding in the interpretation o...
The Recovery of Human Touch DNA from Poached Rhinoceroses
Oct 28 2019
In recent years, rhino poaching has increased dramatically in South Africa. This illegal activity is predominantly driven by the growing demand for rhino horn. Poaching cases ...
Improving Results from ‘Touch’ DNA Samples
Dec 07 2015
As DNA technology has become more sensitive over the years, there has been an increase in the number of samples that laboratories are receiving with requests for DNA analysis ...